By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) One year passes in the blink of an eye in terms of the age of our universe, but 2017 has made significant contributions towards unravelling the deep…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) The year 2017 could be said to be one of mixed fortunes for the Indian space agency as it launched the much-awaited four-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Amidst tension on both the eastern and western borders, and continuing terror attacks, India in 2017 took a step toward playing the role of the “net security…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) It was another glorious year for literature with its top prizes honouring the universality and diversity of human experience, a glittering abundance of compelling reads — including…
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) If during the year 2017, the scarcity of new acting talent was scary, the abundance of directorial talent instantly lifted the spirit and made sore expectations soar….
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 (IANS) The year 2017 is one that the Malayalam film industry would perhaps like to forget, given the unexpected and shocking after-effects of the abduction of a popular actress….
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) The resilient Indian IT industry, which has been going through challenging times on multiple fronts, faced disruption in 2017 from increasing automation and the boardroom spat in software…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) It was a year when Rahul Gandhi finally stepped into the Congress President’s shoes and ran a doughty campaign in Gujarat which unnerved the ruling BJP. It…
By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The 70th year since Independence will go down in Indian history since the country switched over to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, realising, thereby, the…
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Though the personal chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and new US President Donald Trump was the highlight of India-US ties in 2017, what has come as…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Trump administrations decision earlier this year to pull out of the historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, saying the Obama-era deal was an attempt to diminish the…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Concerted action against militants and appointment of an interlocutor to carry forward the dialogue process were key aspects of Centre’s policy on Jammu and Kashmir in the…
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) The real estate sector, which witnessed a slew of policy measures through the year, experienced a market slowdown but the affordable segment emerged as its growth driver, say…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Ditching their neutral white laboratory coats, Indian scientists this year hit the streets in large numbers deploring budget cuts and the Centres backing of “unscientific ideas” and “pseudo-science”…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Big names, extravagant budgets, picturesque locales and brilliant promotions — and yet, insufficient box office collections. The Year 2017 has been a mixed bag for stars like…
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Indias civil aviation sector soared in 2017 as passenger traffic continued to rise on the back of more regional flights and higher disposable income levels. Addressing industry…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Fiction was almost lost from Indian publishing at about this time last year. With about three non-fiction titles releasing for every novel, it was clear who ruled…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Advances in medical sciences this year have brought good news for humanity at large because of the progress made in gene editing technology to treat inherited…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Football in India got an unprecedented leg-up with the successful hosting of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, but on either side of the showpiece, a civil war-like situation…
By Vinod Behl The year 2017 could well go down as one of the most painful for the bruised real estate and housing sector, reeling under the short-term disruptive impact of a series of reforms….